Comment about Reds all week

Until December 17, I will be taking some time off and not updating the blog, or tweeting. There should be some news to discuss this week, namely the official announcement of Ryan Ludwick’s new deal with the Reds pending the passing of his physical. The team is also talking to backup infielder Jack Hannahan and seeking a leadoff hitter.

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Have a good week. Can we call the Dodgers all sorts of names? I have plenty of expletives at the ready. How about Bud for even allowing such insane spending? Plenty of expletives at the ready for him as well. I think my point has ben made. Enjoy your time off and Go Reds!!!

if the Yankees resign Ichiro and Ibanez they will be an extremely left handed team. I wonder if there is any chance at all they’d be willing to consider trading Gardner to the Reds? With Stubbs and maybe Gregorious going the other way? Jeter is 38

I think the Chu for Stubbs trade would be (will be? is?) great! Solves the lead off problem. Votto had 58 extra base hits last year and 53 RBI. The Reds have got to get baserunners on in front of him. Chu isn’t the perfect solution, but the Reds can’t afford whoever is, without giving up untouchable pitching. . Meanwhile, this may be the best thing that could have happened to Stubbs. New place, new manager, new batting coach, new fans. He may blossom in Cleveland, and if he does, that still won’t mean this was (would have been? is?) a bad trade. You go, Walt! Make it happen.

My main beef is with the additional loss of Gregorius, who is going to be something else, for ONLY a one-year rental. One who can’t patrol centerfield as well with anything close to the mastery we’ve become accustomed to. The much-vaunted pitching staff will be crying for a Stubbs’ return before mid-season.

I love getting Choo and the money. So basically we swapped Choo for Didi and Sold Stubbs for 3.5 Mil. Not a bad play. So they are basically spending 7 mil on Stubbs and we are spending about 4 to 5 depending on Arbitration for Choo. I liked Didi a lot and hope that does not come back to bite us. Indians got a lot more value for Didi than we did by trading him from Choo…

well, adding the three former Indians , Choo, Donald, and Free agent Hannahan leaves the reds with only needed another lefty for the pen to be a very balances team, the Phillies are looking for a fith starter and have a bunch of lefties for the pen.. Bastardo, Horst, Valdez, Savery, and Diekman. What about Leake for Bastardo (or one of them) and a solid prospect?

Donald, Choo, and Hannahan will do the same thing, same complex. Ya, we can agree on the lineup, but why not Phillips at leadoff? He gets on, it opens up a hole on the right side for Choo, plus Choo would get great pitching in front of Votto. I know you can’t hit two lefties in a row because the baseball Gods will strike down Dusty, but that is the only thing I would at least consider when looking at the lineup.
Curt

the reds have the chance to be a great team,however they really need an excellent starter ie… kyle loyse, a free agent, who was 16-3 last year for the cardinals .it would be money well spent vs arroyo kind of money. When are top starter when down in the playoffs this past year,all bets were off please mr castellini

The news that the Reds open against an American League club is disgusting. I haven’t watched American League teams (except in the World Series) since 1973 (thanks to the DH) and now they are forcing it down our throats by stealing opening day. This is a sad day for baseball (which only the NL plays). MLB has been driving me away with interleague play. Now I will get to watch or listen to even fewer Reds “baseball” games. I dropped my AL team back then, and it looks like baseball in general may be on the endangered species list.

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